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The cost of the US war with Iran has reached at least $47.1 billion, according to a new estimate from US Central Command provided to lawmakers. The figure, calculated to mid-October, includes the cost of replacing weapons used during the conflict, lost equipment and additional military support. It does not include damage to US bases in the Middle East, many of which have been targeted by Iranian drones and missiles. US military war costs rise by almost $10 billion About $29 billion of the total is attributed to replacing expended munitions, while $6.1 billion is earmarked for lost equipment. A…

Inde Navarrette has begun preparations to host Saturday Night Live after joining the cast and crew for a celebratory dinner in New York. The 25-year-old actress was photographed arriving at Italian restaurant Lattanzi Cucina Italiana in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday evening, ahead of the Halloween episode on October 31. Navarrette, best known for playing Nikki in the film Obsession, will be joined on the programme by singer Gracie Abrams, who is appearing as the musical guest. Speaking recently about the opportunity, Navarrette said: “I literally I feel like I snuck in. I’m super excited to keep everything under wraps because…

Six men have been charged in the United States over an alleged international cryptocurrency romance scam in which victims were lured by fake female profiles before their digital wallets were emptied, officials said. The US Department of Justice alleges the Africa-based suspects, who had links to Southeast Asia and China, operated a sophisticated fraud network from Madagascar targeting Americans through dating websites and fraudulent non-fungible token investment platforms. Investigators said victims were persuaded to connect their cryptocurrency wallets to websites that appeared to offer NFT investments. Once access had been established, the scammers allegedly encouraged them to add more funds…

A police officer visited a friend to say goodbye and wash blood from his van after allegedly murdering his former partner and her new partner, a jury has heard. The officer is accused of killing both victims. The evidence about the visit was presented during the trial.

Police records have revealed that Griffin John II, the 16-year-old who killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, had previously been assaulted twice and had endured a troubled home life. John also injured two people during the October 15 shooting before he was fatally shot by Kaylub Giamanco, a father whose two daughters attended the school. Authorities are still trying to establish what motivated the attack. The victims were five-year-old Rhoam Summer, teacher Megan Lambert and two other special-needs pupils who have not been publicly identified. Earlier assaults described in police reports When…

Exit polls from Israel’s election show Netanyahu and Eisenkot deadlocked, with neither side securing a majority. The projections point to an inconclusive result, leaving the contest without a clear winner based on the initial figures. The final outcome will determine whether either camp can command a majority.

Bella Palk was the first contestant eliminated from Hulu’s new reality competition series The Mob after Joe Gorga was given the power to decide who would leave. The series premiered on Monday, bringing 12 celebrities to a villa in Italy to compete in mob movie-inspired challenges for a potential prize of $250,000. Parker Posey hosts the show, while Gorga, known for Real Housewives of New Jersey, took on the role of the Don in the opening episode. The contestants were divided into teams led by Gorga and Harry Jowsey for the first challenge. Gorga’s team completed the task first, securing…

A California man accused of stabbing his wife to death in Concord was on bail for an earlier domestic violence case and subject to a court order barring him from contacting her or returning to the family home, prosecutors said. Thomas John Iovenitti, 40, has been charged with murdering Alisha Iovenitti after police were called to a property on Panoramic Drive shortly before 9pm on Friday, 23 October. Concord murder accused was under stay-away order Officers responding to reports of a disturbance involving a man and a knife found a man and a woman unconscious with stab wounds, according to…

A man who alleges Alan Jones indecently assaulted him when he was 17 has rejected suggestions in a Sydney court that he fabricated his account, insisting the veteran broadcaster kissed him and grabbed his bottom without consent. The complainant told the court he had been invited several times to Jones’s property in the NSW Southern Highlands before visiting during a school holiday. He said he was alone in the house and was not accompanied by a parent when the alleged incident occurred. He said he leaned in to give Jones a goodnight hug, but froze when the broadcaster kissed him…

Jack Nicholson is unlikely to return to acting, according to his close friend Michael Douglas, who said the Oscar-winning actor is no longer working but is “well”. Douglas, 82, made the comments while appearing at the Swansea Building Society Arena in South Wales to promote his memoir, One Helluva Ride. He said he would have liked the chance to act alongside Nicholson. “He’s not working any more. He’s well. He has disappeared. I know that,” Douglas said. He added that he still saw Nicholson, describing him as being “up there by his house and walking around in his slippers”. Douglas…